Sun Newspapers was formed as a chain of weekly newspapers serving Northeast Ohio. Prior to a major reorganization in 2013, the chain consisted of 11 weekly newspapers serving 49 different communities in
Greater Cleveland.[1] The papers are focused on
suburbs and
exurbs in
Cuyahoga,
Geauga,
Lorain and
Medinacounties. Its offices are in
Valley View.
Some of the papers in the chain date back, under previous ownership, to the early 20th century, the company was founded as part of
SunMedia in 1969. In 1998 it was sold to
Advance Publications, part of the
S.I. Newhouse media empire, which also publishes The Plain Dealer, the region's major daily.
Newspapers
The 11 papers are divided into four groups. Each group is responsible for two to three different papers, all of which have defined coverage areas.